Bob is back with his streaming defense knowledge. Read on and get inspired to make your team a little better in Week 5!
Hello fellow streamers. It was a good week for the streamers
in week 4. While you can’t predict all the sleepers, we did pretty well. The
top 5 owned recommended averaged 10.2, while our top 5 streamers averaged 11.4.
So you see? You can outperform even the top Defenses using judicious streaming.
Below are the results of Week 4 using MFL stats and Fantasy
Sharks scoring. Suggested streams are outlined in Blue. Owned and started are in Green for start, Yellow for temper
expectations and Red for
look elsewhere.
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Rank
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Team
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Total
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Week 4
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1
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ATL
|
43
|
23
|
|
2
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DET
|
50
|
23
|
|
3
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CAR
|
59
|
20
|
|
4
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GBP
|
45
|
18
|
|
5
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NYJ
|
57
|
14
|
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6
|
DEN
|
74
|
13
|
|
7
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WAS
|
38
|
13
|
|
8
|
CHI
|
26
|
12
|
|
9
|
OAK
|
29
|
12
|
|
10
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STL
|
48
|
12
|
|
16
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BAL
|
42
|
9
|
|
18
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BUF
|
44
|
7
|
|
22
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SEA
|
52
|
6
|
|
23
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ARI
|
66
|
5
|
|
24
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PHI
|
40
|
5
|
|
25
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IND
|
26
|
4
|
|
27
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HOU
|
22
|
3
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ATL and DET led the list with a couple of pick sixes, which
are basically impossible to predict. CAR and DEN came through yet again, so you
have got to become a believer, but you don’t have CAR this week due to a bye. GB keeps
getting better, and will be highly owned now. The Jets still have a stout Def
but have had some good matchups. I love what OAK is doing on Def now and BAL is
getting serious on Def. I warned you about HOU, and I think there are a lot of
players out there suffering from this early round pick.
The targets changed a bit due to QBs returning. Take CHI and
NO off the target list. But you still have to be targeting the following: JAC,
CLE, WAS, and SF. HOU and TB are now on the ‘watch list’ due to disappointing play on the offensive side of the ball.
Here are some links to sage streaming advice. As usual, my
analysis, may or may not align with the pros.
- Rotoballer's Week 5 Defense Streamers & Starts
- Sporting News' Week 5 fantasy football rankings, D/ST: Broncos, Cardinals bump down Seahawks
- NFL.com's Week 5 Waiver Wire: Streaming defenses to target
Here are the ownership and projections for Defs this week of
the ‘highly owned’ defenses. Highly owned being better than 80%.
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Highly Owned Defs
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Team
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Opp
|
Proj
|
Owned
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Comments
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SEA
|
@CIN
|
8.16
|
100%
|
SEA just came off a bad outing against DET. I see more trouble
with the hot Bengals. Temper Expectations.
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ARI
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@DET
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8.58
|
98%
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ARI will bounce back this week against the Lions, start 'em
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BUF
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@TEN
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10.12
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97%
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Probably the best Def this week, start 'em.
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DEN
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@OAK
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8.19
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91%
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DEN Def just keeps rolling, roll with them.
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PHI
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NO
|
7.94
|
89%
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NO is showing some stuff, so temper expectations
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STL
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@GB
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5.56
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87%
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Don't like the matchup, sit 'em
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CAR
|
BYE
|
0
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86%
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On a bye, you will need another.
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HOU
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IND
|
7.26
|
82%
|
Thursday night game and IND is starting to warmup and HOU is
just terrible. With Luck back, I wouldn't go here
|
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GB
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STL
|
8.4
|
80%
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GB's def is confounding even better QBs, start 'em
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So I like only four of the highly owned this week, but here are
some juicy streams that could outperform. I see the streamers outperforming the
highly owned again this week.
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Team
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Opp
|
Proj
|
Owned
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Comment
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ATL
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WAS
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6.75
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5%
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ATL's Def is growing every week with their new Def Coord, roll
with them against one of our targets, Stream #1
|
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NYG
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SF
|
6.26
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10%
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NYG Def is tough against the run, and can catch Koep, Stream #2
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TB
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JAC
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9.53
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3%
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I love this matchup, a lot of Def points both ways, but JAC is
the better target. Stream #3
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KC
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CHI
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7.7
|
53%
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KC is at home and will be tough on CHI, Stream #4
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NE
|
@DAL
|
7.16
|
71%
|
NE Def is getting better, use if you don't have any other
options.
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Top three are against our beloved targets. KC will prove
even more effective against CHI than OAK, look for a bounce back for this Def. NE
should be able to confound the passing game while allowing some yards on the
ground.
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